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Harshness (Noun)

Meaning 1

The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Cruelness
  • Cruelty

Hypernyms

  • Malevolence
  • Malevolency

Hyponyms

  • Brutality
  • Ferociousness
  • Savagery
  • Murderousness

Related Words

  • Harsh (adjective)

Meaning 2

The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Roughness

Hyponyms

  • Hoarseness
  • Huskiness

Related Words

  • Harsh (adjective)

Meaning 3

Excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Stiffness
  • Rigor
  • Rigour
  • Inclemency
  • Severity
  • Rigorousness
  • Rigourousness
  • Severeness
  • Hardness

Hypernyms

  • Strictness
  • Sternness

Related Words

  • Harsh (adjective)

Meaning 4

The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The rough sandpaper was known for its harshness, making it perfect for stripping old paint off wood.
  • The doctor warned her about the harshness of the chemicals in the skin peel, saying they could cause irritation.
  • The rugged outdoorsman was no stranger to the harshness of the granite mountain trails he loved to hike.
  • The beauty product's gentle formula was designed to combat the harshness of the cold winter air on dry skin.
  • The machinist carefully chose a metal file with a fine texture to avoid the harshness of a coarse file on the delicate instrument.

Synonyms

  • Abrasiveness
  • Scratchiness

Hypernyms

  • Raggedness

Related Words

  • Harsh (adjective)
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